Internal, U.S.-Based Consultancy, Lesotho Health Systems Strengthening Team Lead

• Overall management of the team’s work and activities to ensure deliverables are met on time and per MCC’s satisfaction.
• Maintain close communication with URC’s home office to access corporate support, provide updates on progress and challenges, and ensure quality control of deliverables.
• Communicate with MCC and internally within URC regarding technical directives, providing more details on structuring each deliverable, scheduling TA activities for the team, and anticipated deadlines for submitting deliverables.
• Provide ongoing technical oversight and review of deliverables with iterative evaluation.
• Support technical activities related to HSS and human resources for health (HRH).
• Ongoing capacity building. 
• As needed, attend and represent URC at various events, seminars, and functions.
• Travel to Lesotho and/or other domestic or international locations as required.
• Perform other project related tasks as assigned.

• Strong capacity to multi-task, including managing, prioritizing and fulfilling competing demands in real time and in a time efficient manner, illustrated through examples from the candidate’s CV.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, with a preference for publications and or conference presentations.
• Familiarity with the provision of health care in southern Africa preferred.
• Familiarity with the provision of decentralized or deconcentrated, government funded health care in countries with small populations preferred.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication, and presentations skills.
• Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and to work as a team member, including with team members working in remote locations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook).

• A Master’s degree, or equivalent accreditation, in public health, health systems strengthening, health administration, or public policy with a focus on health systems, or closely related fields or a relevant area is preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience in a government, private or public entity implementing international projects/programs that strengthened health systems.
• At least 8 years of experience successfully influencing governments, donors, and/or other implementers to improve the provision of health services. At least two examples of successful influence should be cited, preferably in developing world contexts.
• At least 6 years of experience leading teams to deliver health system related results within specified and often changing timeframes. At least 2 examples of outputs or results achieved, on time, under the candidate’s leadership should be cited.
• At least 3 years of experience directly or indirectly ensuring international development proposals, implemented programs or evaluations are designed with consideration for the impact on gender and social inclusion. At least 2 cited examples of how the candidate ensured gender and social inclusion impact were addressed should be cited.
• Evidence of experience with internationally accepted policies, methodologies and practices to make sound recommendations and briefings to improve health projects, particularly those related to health system delivery.
• Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data and present results in a succinct and action-oriented manner. At least one cited example of both a quantitative and a qualitative analysis performed by the candidate.

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